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| Apr 7, 2020 at 20:45 | comment | added | Bryan Krause♦ | @LiaAhmed When it is transient. It takes awhile for the population of voltage gated channels to equilibrate; brief depolarization gets you closer to threshold without substantial inactivation. Note that different neurons have different populations of voltage gated sodium channels so they may show different properties. | |
| Apr 7, 2020 at 20:40 | comment | added | Lia Ahmed | Oh, I understand but, when does 'a more positive RMP makes the neuron easier to excite' argument apply ? | |
| Apr 7, 2020 at 20:13 | history | answered | Bryan Krause♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |